Music-leaf turner.



C. G. RUST.

MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED APR-1.1914.

Patented June 29, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

51mm (Zzfl'ard 6. 1924s a:

C. G. RUST.

MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

APPLICATION men APR. 1, 1914.

Patented June 29, 191

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

[Ii/ford 6 12 211,51. I

THE nURRls PETE ca. PHO7Q-LYITVHO.. WASHINGWN.-D. 0.,

ve "'jinvented fnew I and usefulilm "Music-Leaf Turners, of which" I tes togmusic' "leaf turn-f "e' particularly to the leaf urnersadaptedf tobe pianos or; other like instrustra -bandsfitc I y objectofjf he inventlon is the Y 'mu'sic leaf -turner wherein it this character Which;

allyturn' the leaves effect-Pedals, one

v I direction, While gne'd to operate the.

@"devi he"leaves. t p s I uni ew 1 the-invention is ..o a devicepofj this character echani'sniljthereof is of novel the inventionis inconstructi'on; perationg and t fici enti in its manufacture. A and otherobje'cts in? view the tljiepUnited,WStates, residing at a he fcoilntyLofgGrantFand State'of "usicstandsorgranlgsfto be l. if V H I respondlngparts throughout'pthe several music rack orithe like,- a'nd B the music leaf turning. mechanism hereinafterc-fullyz. de- 75;" .describedd'etail. Itis' to a be understood that the music leaf turning'mechanism canbei'readilyattached to the casing of the piano ortoazmusicf stand or racklvvithout requiringxany altera feet'zof 1 theIoper-' pe'rat'e the 2 device Y turningaction of v p employed vvhilesuperimposedxuponthe latter sleeve 16'is' a ring 17, andinthescfsleeves d readily I ofithisj character p mists in the cqns ti' n @91 e itism-LE F TuRnER.

"swa oi a Patents t dju 25 9 5 npplicationfild'Aprill,1914. *SefialNo.-828,835;

is a'rear elevation thereof. 'Fi g. 3is a ver-? tical transverse sectional viewfthrough the same. 4t- -4eof'Fig. 2 Fig. 5 is a perspective view-i of the ratchet'zmechani'sm. 7

"Similar reference characters indicate cor-t views of the dirawingsrw Referring to "the; dravvingsiin detail,

other-musical instrument, or the stand ofr'ai.

. "tion in the construction thereof; Y

T ,'lh e. music leaf turning mec'hanism comprise's l a two-part, cylindrical; housing ;or

. casing 110, onejpartthereofi being-fitted or" telescoped=,vvithin the other," and jtliese: parts l khave integrally formed therevvith perfo rated earsl l through'vvhich-are'passed-suit} ,able'fasteners 12 connectingithe' casing tothey 7 music support'A at theinner or outer face thereof 'and. at I' a point centrally with respect to the-instrument rackl'o'rfistand; Rotatab ly fitted orheldivvithin' the casinglO ispa series" of cup-shap ed interfitting sleeves' 13,2ll, 15 and 1'6,respectively,v;itdosing understood of coursethat' any numberofsIee es may be:

and the ring are engagedmusicfleafsturning arms 18 which extend nth-rough ;a-- cut-away portion forming anopening? 19 v transversely;-

said end being extended above'the fupperja.

edge of the "support An-tovpermitthetarms 1 8; to swingarcuately beyond :the: planeleof-the" a; support which; constitutes a, =1-estjfor-the1 105 v music. *Eia'ch' arm, '18has'de'tachabl ne'cted'thereto a suitablei'clip whieht 51st;

detachably connecteditoi-thelleaf orisheet' 1 i i p f f music so .thatfthe' same svvillrmove ,With the' 1 'armg vvh'en shifted; in a manner presently de-y 11 0 ,Fig. 4 1$ a sectional-view on the line I 701 designates :a portion of a music support} 1 which mayflbe the front Wallxof: a piano ]or it 0 inithe'ta'pered end 20- of thecasingglfl; the? a scribe device to .the other.-

the 'sam'e 'heingkformecl withgagcuryature 23,

I it and. into; this-.igroove 22. engage the -pins; 244

'iir thelrespective'fsleevesandgring held with- 1 iii' th'e casingjlO; softhat' on; the sliding: of thed? 21, r91 h t s g h -sl e and will bef 'partiallyrotated for the swing;

n in-g; oftthe a'riris i 18 to e'ffeot the turning of casing lQiB a =hook 25which formsgalhanger to 'h'e' detachablyfengagei by therring 26 o a ',,the music; This is onlyidone;When;the;niisic.

is madeiupj'iofazplurality ofrl'eave's; biitmvhen v the {musiclfincll'l'desl' al :siligle 'leaf th e i sameeis formedjwith v a; :c1rou1arpo'rtion: 29. in: which"; iS'i rot'atably-ia upporteda cog gear' lthexg sa e sme hing with eog iteeth; .31" formed; on!

" old 21; while; integralzwithfthe said gear; lt spaeediztherefrortg is i a' ratchet disk :7

thef tiirner. f It is ;of;eo11rseto-he understood thereiareiaenumber oi" eaves for. the hangingetof the leaf I r Gonnejcte' to hecasilig ii'darranged igati opposite" sides of 7 this espeotively, ieach.

-"sa1*d1gear 30"t'01; rotaterthe; same; 1" The casing:

eda to g ffrictionallys .erigage; in: eorrespond- ,ingly'sh'aped "soc ketformed-lin"oneefidof the:

ing ican be detaohablyljoined to each: other. a

t lmerever e directions to operating T119119- V tha t tt xt n ion Tian t6 m 1 e5 i thy g t jn ormalupositiohaafterj ebeing a Aa;1.;ZE P i 1g; 111ftheicasihgvis; g formedj by cuttin'gaway in a transversgQi-f a 1 erection a P rt on. f e fiaidlcasi atth taperedfeIId'QO thereof afid at-one side onlyof the same, so as 'to-lnot interfere yviththeswinging of the arms f18 'from one lsidfofth e I i p I e 1orFStand; is apainfof footpeda1s39towh c groove 22thereinifora portion'of its length,

resi'lientJ fingers 42 1; between attaohedw to; the turning "r foot' -treadlese: 39 1;, that toward? the right, jthe j pulled; uom soiaihat and; looselyi, conheotedjto the: axle or s-thdg 33' supporting-z the 'gear a; 30 .1 are .Ir'atchet; a'r'rn sor leversfi ll arid; i

c'ar-rying' heldiplyotdogfifi Fwvhich iis I adapted to; 'eligageithe teethi 0h{the 7 ratchet. lgear SQffor ithe'floickiirgrofjthe leverwith the 1 50 l lOlis "formed vwithagboss 28 -which is: adapt? 5 letter andi ei 591dhas? ear 30canxberotated,

5, which have i Con: a, pr gs 38? adapted to'5II 1'or-x i leyersi 34:17am :"35 in; contact-.

gg g the arms 18 iii a .she ts i usic- 1 tjo'iaf' stationary' part of the "instriifixen efasten eqit' it support, a 1 against th automatic working ofithe musjio .Mofihted;oh:.opposite. ,id ofth in*thesilpporhAgaresuitabl A acke ing' outwardly: projectin them'usic' leaf .txibningiafm, from rightito"leftiofiavie tiers beingdesignedz'toifiict Halli" hold. arms-A18 atten-the same-i 7 av bee, and :in a; meme asf shown 1 nier:aber ,s 27; and the: m, 'tioneolat the righthand s V e oft theiratehetygearl 32 .o-fthelye'liii35, ,whieh 0 -33, theratchet Wheel- 30 ll fljotfi ,taneoulslywithgthe ratipllet eel-E32 as of: the said gears gare-fi d: 33; thus the gearr'30" rack 31; onftheiro" to slide, apd:;:ii1; 1 ts m em turnin'g'armzl8: co inecte of the obookzyvillz'be b11 11 said page, thisggnllll be gagemen't: 'qiwtheizpf of the-slot 22 in th I are :im'ouhted inthemespeet e sl 1 rings held withinlthg asingm vement-oilthear dleveri35ythearespectir 1L cessively'turnedfromith'irggh ha dz's tl the left-hand sidewofthe sup Shoii1d be: desired to 't'urn back? 7 suoces'sivelyturned ina reverse 'direetion yfor turnmg back the leaves 111 as will be'olearly apparent;

From the foregoing itis thought that the construotion'and manner of operation of the devicewill be clearly understood, and thereextended explanation has been 3A musio leaf turner Comprising a support;

, having a cut-awayv portion near the upper endiat itsfront'to-form anopening, a plufi'rality of cup-shaped sleeves within the said housing andfitted the one Withinthe other, musio leaf turning arms see'uredtoftherespe'otivej sleeve and projected" through. the

opening-in the housing, pins mounted in the sleeves, arod slidahle through the sleeves,"

"C'opies of thisiha t y be ioPfained single order,

in presenoe of two Witnesses. a g j CLIFFORD (En RUST.

and having a slot provided with a curvature thereinreceiving the said pins, teethfformed on therodto form a rack, a gear meshing 1 with, the .saidrack,a ratchet gear fixed for rotation withfthe-said first-named gear, re-

versely swinging levers having pawls engageable 'With' the ratchet gear, means for operating the levers independently of'eaoh other for turning the ratchet gear in reverse e directions, anda coil spring having-its ends fixed to the levers to hold position. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature Witnesses:

Y H; H. B INN,

; Enswon'rrrI-IARNEY.

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